AMINO ACIDS (LARGE SET)

Kit Contents:
52 white 1-peg hydrogen atom centers
2 white 2-peg hydrogen atom centers
2 blue 4-peg nitrogen atom centers
9 blue 3-peg nitrogen atom centers
14 red 2-peg oxygen atom centers
2 red 3-peg oxygen atom centers
3 yellow 2-peg sulfur atom centers
22 black 4-peg carbon atom centers
7 black 3-peg carbon atom centers
90-1.25" PVC, clear bonds (single bonds)
14-1.625" PVC, clear bonds (double bonds)
3-2" PVC, white bonds (H bonds)
220 total pieces
Lab procedure and Answer key PDF on this website.

Students can build a five amino acids simultaneously with this kit to investigate D and L forms of amino acids, hydrogen bonding, dehydration synthesis, peptide formation, the meaning of "alpha amino acid", primary and secondary structure of proteins.

As separate investigations, students can make models of each of the common 20 alpha amino acids.

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